“So, what do you want to do about Max?”
Bit by bit, she gathered her courage, bolstered by Henry’s gentle support. “As far as I’m concerned, he can go to hell, but unfortunately, that’s not an option.”
“No, it isn’t.”
“I don’t even want to consider this because I don’t want to cut our time in Northstar short, but would it be too big a pain to leave a few days early and spend New Years in Spokane so Noah can spend a night or two with his dad?”
Henry briefly got up to fetch the magnetic calendar from the fridge and rejoined her on the couch. “The beauty of this whole trip is that everything is flexible and negotiable, so that wouldn’t be a pain at all. It’s only about a six-hour drive from Northstar to Spokane, so we could leave early on the thirtieth or the thirty-first.”
“Better make
